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City Lab: Forget Broken Windows: Think ‘Busy Streets’

City Lab: Forget Broken Windows: Think ‘Busy Streets’

Marc A. Zimmerman and his colleagues at the University of Michigan School of Public Health Youth Violence Prevention Center have researched violence prevention for almost a decade. Some of the research demonstrates that small initiatives like adding flowers or benches to urban environments can reduce violence. The theory Busy Streets believes that it is better for neighborhoods to maintain and clean their own streets.

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